Course Outline:

This course includes an introduction to the Lean Toolkit and concludes with a 3-4 hour simulation where class attendees will build PVC Goal Posts.  The course will cover:

• The Major Obstacles to Change and how to address them
• Managing resistance to change in your organization
• The 10 Commandments of Lean
• The TPS House as a model for Lean
• Identifying and eliminating the 7 Wastes in your organization
• Using 5S to reduce waste in processes
• Why use kaizen to implement Lean?
• Review of other Lean implementation approaches
• Participate in live simulation and experience a Lean transformation
• What Lean means for the factory and for the total enterprise

Learning Objectives:

Participants will, upon completion of this course, successfully demonstrate their ability to:

• Explain the benefits of a culture embracing Lean
• Determine the necessary steps to initialize your company’s Lean Transformation
• Describe the 7 Wastes and identify them in your organization
• Recognize and describe the benefits of 5S to your organization
• Describe your first-hand experience of converting to One Piece Flow in a process

Benefits:

This course provides an introduction to Lean concepts and explains the need for such concepts in your organization.  You will be exposed to stories of real implementations performed by Gemba consultants.  The "Goal Post" Simulation will show you the dramatic impact that can be made with simple changes in a Lean manufacturing implementation.  You will be able to:

• Explain what Lean manufacturing is in everyday language
• Explain the mindset necessary to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Begin to view your everyday work with “Kaizen Eyes”
• See value and waste clearly
• Understand the commitment necessary for your transformation
• Create “internal salesmen” at your organization to spread the support for Lean

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed to provide practical knowledge and tools to improve factory operations and to aid in initializing your Lean manufacturing efforts.  The target audience includes:

• Managers, engineers, supervisors, operators, change agents, support staff
• Discrete manufacturing, distribution, construction, or multi-step processing industries

Duration:

1 Day